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NXT HITS & MISSES (7/23): Briggs vs. Jensen, Trick Williams vs. Cedric Alexander, Sinclair vs. Bright, Thorpe vs. Lexis King, Ethan Page, Joe Hendry
AEW FEUD TRACKER: Assessing and grading the key feuds including Ospreay vs. MJF, Elite Hostile Takeover, Mercedes vs. Baker, Storm vs. Mariah, Jericho vs. Hook
ALL LATEST PWTORCH ARTICLES & PODCASTS
WWE SMACKDOWN RESULTS (7/26) : McDonald’s “alt perspective” report on Tag Team Gauntlet Match, Knight vs. Escobar, Bayley/Michin vs. Jax/Stratton
WWE SMACKDOWN RESULTS (7/26): Keller’s report on Tag Team Gauntlet match, Knight vs. Esobar Bayley & Michin vs. Nia Jax & Tiffany Stratton
VIP AUDIO 7/26 – Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise: Naruki Doi, Dragon Kid, a classic at Kobe World Hall, more (63 min.)
VIP AUDIO 7/25 – The Fix w/Todd & Wade (pt. 2 of 3): Reviews of Smackdown and Raw including Seth as special ref, NXT review, New Japan G1 so far, UFC, Rickson Gracie autobiography review (81 min.)
FREE PODCAST 7/25 – PWTorch Dailycast – Acknowledging WWE: Rhea gets her licks in, is Nikki Cross actually in Wyatt Sicks, who is next for Cody after Solo, more (98 min.)
VIP AUDIO 7/25 – The Fix w/Todd & Wade (pt. 1 of 3): Blood & Guts finish, Lashley-AEW potential, Collision’s new setting, MJF’s new belt, Marvez-Ospreay, TNA Slammiversary (65 min.)
MORE ARTICLES
AEW Dynamite Ratings Report (7/24): Viewership and key demo for Blood & Guts episode, plus ten-week rolling average, comparison to prior two years
NXT Ratings Report (7/23): Viewership and demo rating, ten-week rolling averages, comparisons to last two years
VIP AUDIO 7/25 – VIP Podcast Vault – 18 Yrs Ago – WKH (7-24-2006): Jericho telling people he’s retiring, Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, TNA’s TV future, Hogan backstage notes from Raw, more (51 min.)
VIP AUDIO 7/24 – VIP Podcast Vault – 18 Yrs Ago (7-23-2006): WWE Great American Bash PPV Roundtable including King Booker vs. Rey Mysterio for World Title, plus Undertaker, Batista, Hardy (63 min.)
AEW DYNAMITE RESULTS (7/24): Keller’s report on Blood & Guts, Baker vs. Shida, Jericho vs. Suzuki, Mariah May’s “The Glamour” debuts, MJF speaks
WWE RAW HITS & MISSES (7/22): Gunther-Priest, Dragunv-Breakker, Valkyria-Deville, Punk-McIntyre-Rollins segment, Ripley-Dom, Main Event Tag Match
PARKS’S TAKE: Is there a more relatable character in professional wrestling right now than Orange Cassidy?
NXT HITS & MISSES (7/23): Briggs vs. Jensen, Trick Williams vs. Cedric Alexander, Sinclair vs. Bright, Thorpe vs. Lexis King, Ethan Page, Joe Hendry
AEW FEUD TRACKER: Assessing and grading the key feuds including Ospreay vs. MJF, Elite Hostile Takeover, Mercedes vs. Baker, Storm vs. Mariah, Jericho vs. Hook
LATEST EDITORIALS
PARKS’S TAKE: Is there a more relatable character in professional wrestling right now than Orange Cassidy?
PARKS’S TAKE: The New Japan experiment with younger, fresher talent is about to begin in this year’s G1 Tournament
RADICAN’S TAKE: What fans can expect from Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, and Jacob Fatu in the new iteration of The Bloodline
PARKS’S TAKE: Je’Von Evans making a splash and has the apparent backing of WWE as he rises quickly in NXT
PARKS’S TAKE: At Forbidden Door, Shirakawa and Vaquer arguably outshined the men from outside of AEW
Is Tony Khan setting up a major invasion angle with New Japan? Here’s the list of indications that this just might be happening
LATEST HITS & MISSES
AEW DYNAMITE HITS & MISSES (7/24): MJF and Ospreay follow-up, Suzuki vs. Jericho chopfest, Blood & Guts match, Unprotected Chairshot to Head, Stokely’s challenge
WWE RAW HITS & MISSES (7/22): Gunther-Priest, Dragunv-Breakker, Valkyria-Deville, Punk-McIntyre-Rollins segment, Ripley-Dom, Main Event Tag Match
NXT HITS & MISSES (7/23): Briggs vs. Jensen, Trick Williams vs. Cedric Alexander, Sinclair vs. Bright, Thorpe vs. Lexis King, Ethan Page, Joe Hendry
TNA SLAMMIVERSARY PPV HITS & MISSES (7/20): A massive hit of a show headlined by Moose vs. Alexander, vs. Nemeth vs. Maclin vs. Kazarian vs. Hendry, plus Mustafa Ali, Matt Hardy, PCO, more
AEW COLLISION HITS & MISSES (7/20): New cheugy setting looks like the budget has been slashed, Hikuari Shida vs. Sky Blue ends with Blue injury, Darby promo, So Long Elton John, Hologram, FTR say a lot in front of very few, more
AEW DYNAMITE HITS & MISSES (7/18): Ospreay vs. MJF goes 59:58, All About Mariah, Blood & Guts hype, Jericho-Susuzki hype, more
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