John Cena announces WWE Raw TV return … in one month
WWE star John Cena announced Monday that he will return to Raw in one month on the Memorial Day edition of Raw. Memorial Day is May 30, one week after the Extreme Rules PPV on […]
2016
PWTorch Report – John Cena wins legal battle from 2010 scaffolding incident at Florida home, what the judge ruled & more details from the legal file
If John Cena was extra fired-up to make his WWE return at WrestleMania on April 3, it was because he had just won a legal battle hanging over his head for two-and-a-half years. On Thursday, March […]
Report – WWE inks Wesley Snipes to multi-movie deal
WWE Studios and actor Wesley Snipes have signed a multi-movie deal beyond the recently-announced “Temple” movie, reports Deadline.com. Temple is the first of a handful of movie projects in the works between WWE Studios, Snipes, […]
WWE creates management role overseeing China, appoints new executive
WWE announced Monday the creation of a new executive position overseeing business operations in China, which is WWE’s next big frontier in international business. WWE appointed retail executive Jay Li to the newly-created position of […]
New match for ROH’s next show leading into Global Wars
Following Saturday’s ROH show in San Antonio, Ring of Honor is rolling out new matches for this Saturday’s show in Rhode Island. Added to the April 30 show in West Warwick, R.I. is Mooze vs. […]
Monday Listings – Raw Pre-Show, Raw on USA Network, Edge & Christian post-Raw, Livecast post-game show
TV/Radio Listings – Upcoming Wrestling Broadcasts Includes PWTorch Livecast airings, TV wrestling, original Network content, PPVs, Internet PPVs, and other relevant broadcasts. Monday, April 25 – Raw Pre-Show: WWE’s Raw Pre-Show airs at 7:30 p.m. […]
Del Rio says League of Nations will be ending soon, Bray’s injury sealed future
Alberto Del Rio is dependable for his candor in WWE media interviews whereas others might be guarded and give canned answers not wanting to ruffle feathers. Wrapped around positive comments about WrestleMania and WWE’s international appeal, Del Rio […]
TNA sets up more matches for Slammiversary PPV (includes SPOILERS)
TNA has announced the Slammiversary PPV is scheduled for Sunday, June 12 in Orlando. TNA made the announcement at Saturday’s Impact TV tapings in Orlando. TNA set up the top matches at Saturday’s TV tapings, […]
VIP AUDIO 4/24 – Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, pt. 2 of 2: Joe’s NXT Title win, history of title change at house show, 20 Years Ago Back Issue talk with Hall giving notice to WWF, Keller’s Vince interview (75 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, PWTorch editor Wade Keller hosts as PWTorch senior columnist Bruce Mitchell first discusses Samoa Joe beating Finn Balor at an NXT house show, the history and rationale for […]
VIP AUDIO 4/24 – WKH – Ask the Editor: Is story behind fans turning against Cena wrong? Did Cesaro come to WWE too soon? Why are wrestlers keeping their indy names now? Couldn’t Roman be face of company as a heel? (23 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Ask the Editor format cover two main topics: Is story behind fans turning against Cena wrong? Did Cesaro come to […]
Sunday 4/24 Torch Today – Super Busy Weekend Recap, UFC 197, The Grappler, Chyna, Konnor & Rose, Japan News & Notes, Videos – Owens vs. Zayn, Schamberger paints Nakamura, Hogan at celeb wedding, NWA Smoky Mountain TV, WXW TV
TORCH TODAY – Sunday, April 24, 2016 – What a wild weekend, mainly from the NXT tour that included Samoa Joe winning the NXT Title, Finn Balor teasing a farewell, and Shinsuke Nakamura being Nakamura. […]
4/24 PROGRESS 29 in London Results – WWE’s GCS kicks off, Scurll defends PROGRESS Title, tournament action
PROGRESS 29 Results April 24, 2016 London, England Report by Dave Green, PWTorch U.K. correspondent Progress Wrestling “Chapter 29: Practically Progress in Every Way” was held at the Electric Ballroom in Camden, London. Before the […]
VIP AUDIO 4/24 – Wayback Playback #85 w/Pat McNeill & Jim Valley: Flair vs. Luger for the NWA Title in the Final Hour of Capital Combat 1990! (63 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: Will the Steiner Brothers survive the onslaught of Teddy Long’s team of Doom? Can Lex Luger overcome a high fever and a staph infection to finally win the NWA World Title from “Nature […]
VIP 1996 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #378 (Mar. 9): Letters responding to Keller’s Vince McMahon interview, WWF no-shows hurting events, 1-2-3 Kid vs. Ramon and Sting vs. Flair house show reports, Torch Talk w/Konnan
We are now posting PWTorch Digital Newsletter PDFs for the year 1996 for the first time ever. These issues from 1996 have never been made available in their original format since their original printing press […]
VIP 1996 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #377 (Mar. 2): Ultimate Warrior returns to WWF while Scott Hall gives notice, Keller’s Vince McMahon interview part three, Billionaire Ted skit, Keller on Monday Night War
We are now posting PWTorch Digital Newsletter PDFs for the year 1996 for the first time ever. These issues from 1996 have never been made available in their original format since their original printing press […]
VIP 1996 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #375/376 (Feb. 24): Keller interviews Vince McMahon, Pillman worked-shoot lands in ECW, Keller on ABC 20/20 UFC story, WWE PPV, UFC PPV, Konnan Torch Talk
We are now posting PWTorch Digital Newsletter PDFs for the year 1996 for the first time ever. These issues from 1996 have never been made available in their original format since their original printing press […]
WWE Road Report – Full Euro Tour Summary, Big NXT Road & Home News
It was a very eventful two weeks for WWE with the main roster in Europe, the NXT roster in the Northeast U.S. for a rare non-televised major title change, and the second NXT roster home […]
Sunday Listings – Jericho on popular AMC talk show, two episodes of Stone Cold’s CMT show, TNA wraps TV tapings, EBI on Fite TV, Payback 2015
TV/Radio Listings – Upcoming Wrestling Broadcasts Includes PWTorch Livecast airings, TV wrestling, original Network content, PPVs, Internet PPVs, and other relevant broadcasts. Sunday, April 24 – “Stone Cold” Steve Austin: CMT is airing two episodes of […]
Sunday Events Center – Edge appearance, huge Beyond Wrestling card
Weekend Wrestling Events Center WWE has Sunday off for travel purposes… TORCH READER ALERT: If you attend an event, we’re looking for results/reports sent to pwtorch@gmail.com. SATURDAY, APRIL 23 – St. George’s Day Mayhem (Leicester, U.K. […]
VIP AUDIO 4/23 – “Moonlighting” with Greg Parks: Full Reviews of this week’s Smackdown, Impact & Lucha Underground! (36 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch columnist Greg Parks is back with a new weekend edition of “Moonlighting” breaking down this week’s WWE Smackdown, TNA Impact, and Lucha Underground episodes, where two episodes ended with main-eventers crashing and burning […]
4/23 IYFW in Massena, N.Y. Results – Tommy Dreamer main event, IYFW Title match
In Your Face Wrestling Results “Fight For The Mind” April 23, 2016 Massena, N.Y. at Massena Central High School (1) Liam McFerrin beat Sabastian Kelly (w/Dr. Philip Basket). (2) Mystify beat Ryan Rogan. (3) The […]
4/23 PWA Results in Quebec – 2 Cold Scorpio, Sylvain Grenier, Hannibal defends Canadian Title
Pontneuf Wrestling Association Results April 23, 2016 St. Basil Quebec, Canada The featured stars were 2 Cold Scorpio, Sylvain Grenier, and Hannibal from the Great North Wrestling promotion in front of 600 sell-out. (1) Jessy Champagne beat […]
4/23 WWE NXT in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Report – Joe vs. Balor vs. Aries main event, Asuka, American Alpha, Nakamura electrifies
WWE NXT Live Report April 23, 2016 Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Report by Kyle Litke, PWTorch reader WWE announced this as a sell-out Saturday night at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center. (1) Chris Girard (f/k/a Biff Busick) beat Mojo […]
4/23 WWE NXT in Jacksonville Results – TMDK gets first NXT win, Tough Enough contestants, Dillinger vs. No Way Jose main event
WWE NXT Live Results April 23, 2016 Jacksonville, Fla. Results submitted by Alicia Fleming (@HBKEDGEFAN) (1) Sara Lee from Tough Enough & Adrienne Reese beat Aliyah & Mandy Rose from Tough Enough. (2) Patrick Clark from […]