ROH Tag Title match announced for June show
Ring of Honor has set the top title match for their return to Columbus, Ohio on June 5. ROH tag champions The Addiction (Christopher Daniels & Kazarian) will defend the Tag Titles against War Machine […]
2016
5/20 Raw TV Replay Viewership – numbers for the first replay on Syfy
– The WWE Raw episode from Monday, May 16 replayed in two-hour form on Friday, May 20… Raw TV Ratings Tracking The baseline for a Raw replay four days later on cable TV was 467,000 viewers in the first […]
MITB POLL – Who do you want to see win this year’s Money in the Bank?
MITB POLL: Of the options below, who would you want to see win this year’s Money in the Bank ladder match? A.J. Styles Kevin Owens Cesaro Sami Zayn Dean Ambrose Chris Jericho Big Cass Dolph […]
Movie Poster – Edge & Lana in WWE Studios’s “Interrogation”
The first movie poster is out for WWE Studios’s forthcoming “Interrogation” movie. The movie stars Edge (Adam Copeland) and Lana (C.J. Perry) in an action thriller movie. No release date has been announced. “Interrogation” was […]
Video – Former NXT’er Bull Dempsey on why he thinks he was released
Former WWE NXT wrestler Bull Dempsey (now Bull James on the independents) says he believes a contributor to his release was WWE running out of ideas for his character after some backlash for the “Bullfit” vignettes. […]
WWE star Kane to run for political office?
WWE star Kane (Glenn Jacobs) says he is considering running for mayor of a town in Tennessee in two years. Jacobs talked to WBIR-TV about his political ambitions potentially running for the Knox County mayoral […]
Caldwell Commentary – What the “You Can’t Wrestle” chant really means when aimed at Undesired Hero Roman Reigns
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 […]
Breaking – Adam Rose released by WWE
Adam Rose (Ray Leppan) was released by WWE on Monday (May 23). WWE announced on their website that Leppan asked for his release from the company. “WWE has granted Adam Rose’s request to be released, […]
Extreme Rules Twitter TV Ratings – Second PPV since WrestleMania tumbles in social media activity
The quick turnaround from Payback to Extreme Rules and more distance from WrestleMania seems to have hurt Extreme Rules’s social media interest on Sunday night. WWE PPV Social Media Tracking Extreme Rules (May 22): Extreme Rules […]
Reader Report – Natalya & Paige at Cricket Wireless WWE Appearance
Reader Report – WWE stars at Cricket Wireless By Todd Miller WWE women’s wrestlers Natalya and Paige appeared at the Cricket Wireless location in Middle River, Maryland on Monday afternoon before Raw in Baltimore. I […]
Video – Titus O’Neil addresses 60-day suspension, returning to WWE, prepared for life outside of WWE
WWE star Titus O’Neil says he’s moved on from his 60-day suspension for grabbing Vince McMahon on the stage following Daniel Bryan’s retirement event in February. O’Neil also interestingly told Miami TV entertainment reporter Chris […]
ROH announces Bullet Club vs. MCMG, Jay Lethal’s next singles match & more for Indy
Ring of Honor announced Monday the first set of matches for their June 4 show in Indianapolis. – The top advertised match is the Motor City Machineguns against the newest Bullet Club members of Adam Cole and […]
WWE Hype Video – Seth Rollins is back, teases next WWE Title match
WWE released a hype video on Seth Rollins following his return from injury at Extreme Rules on Sunday night. Included in the video is a solid break down of Rollins returning to try to re-claim the WWE World Title […]
WWE tag champ Big E. announced for Tragos/Thesz Hall of Fame Weekend
WWE tag champion Big E. is booked for a big non-WWE event this summer. Big E. is scheduled to attend the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame weekend at the National Wrestling Hall of […]
Update on Ric Flair’s ESPN “30 for 30” airdate & interviews
ESPN’s “30 for 30” documentary on Ric Flair is scheduled to air this fall, according to filmmaker Rory Karpf. Karpf told Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch that the documentary is currently in the editing stage trying to […]
George “The Animal” Steele battling “serious health issues”
WWE Hall of Famer George “The Animal” Steele (Jim Myers) is battling “serious health issues” at the age of 79. “Just to let everyone know that I’m dealing with some serious health challenges right now,” […]
5/23 New Japan Results – Best of Super Jrs. Night 3 – KUSHIDA loses again, ROH stars win, L.I.J. vs. CHAOS main event
New Japan Results Best of the Super Jrs. Night 3 May 23, 2016 Niigata, Japan Results reported via PuroresuSpirit.net (1) CHAOS (Will Ospreay & YOSHI-HASHI & Tomohiro Ishii) beat Kojima & Ricochet & Jay White […]
WWE PPV Reax #1 – Extreme Rules Poll Results, plus Super Reigns, Styles, in-person Reax, more
WWE Extreme Rules Poll Results – Rate Extreme Rules… 36% – Above Average 6-7 Score 29% – Average 5 Score 22% – Excellent 8-10 Score 8% – Terrible 0-2 Score 6% – Below Average 3-4 […]
5/22 WWE Extreme Rules Live Report – Reigns Reaction, fight, beach ball, Newark return date
WWE Extreme Rules PPV Live Report May 22, 2016 Newark, N.J. Report by PWTorch correspondent Mike Omansky & Livecast listener Mike – The live crowd was mostly anti-Reigns. They even booed The Usos during the […]
Monday Listings – Raw Post-Extreme Rules, Shane McMahon “tell-all podcast” with Mick Foley, 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, May 23 – Raw Pre-Show: WWE’s weekly Raw Pre-Show airs at 7:30 […]
Live at Extreme Rules – Tucker’s Instant Reaction Photo Collection
Live at Extreme Rules “Instant Reaction” Ben Tucker PWTorch specialist Ben Tucker was in-person at WWE’s Extreme Rules PPV on Sunday night. See all of Tucker’s tweets @BTuckerTorch. Crowd filing in for Extreme Rules pic.twitter.com/k9KjKP69Zp — […]
VIP AUDIO 5/22 – WWE Extreme Rules PPV Roundtable: Keller and Bryant on location report from Newark, N.J. including stellar four-way for IC Title, Styles-Reigns, return of Seth, more (76 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller and PWTorch East Coast Cast host Travis Bryant discuss WWE Extreme Rules start to finish from an in-arena perspective including the two standout matches, what was disappointing, a lot of […]
VIP AUDIO 5/22 – Extreme Rules Livecast Post-Game Show – James Caldwell & Greg Parks discuss w/live callers Sunday’s PPV in-depth, where does A.J.Styles go from here?, plus Cody Rhodes weekend exit (126 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Greg Parks hosts the Extreme Rules Post-Game Show with live calls and emails breaking down the just-completed PPV. APP USERS: If you are a VIP member […]
5/22 WWE Extreme Rules News & Notes – Big Return after main event, huge IC Title match, new U.S. champion, other title match results, Foleys, no McMahons
WWE Extreme Rules PPV News & Notes – Seth Rollins returned to WWE to get back in the WWE Title picture. After Roman Reigns beat A.J. Styles to retain the WWE Title in the PPV […]