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2017
WWE SMACKDOWN HITS & MISSES 8/22: Glorious Debut, Styles-Owens-Shane, Breezango’s proposition, Usos, Ziggler
NOTE: I am filling in for several weeks on Smackdown Hits & Misses for PWTorch’s Jon Mezzera, who will continue to cover Raw each week. SMACKDOWN HITS Opening Segment: Smackdown got off to a good […]
VIP 1997 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #456 (September 6, 1997): WCW uses TBS windfall to go after signing ECW talent, Flair and Anderson upset about Four Horsemen spoof by NWO, Taz Torch Talk, more
We are now posting PWTorch Digital Newsletter PDFs for the year 1997 for the first time ever. These issues from 1997 have never been made available in their original format since their original printing press […]
VIP AUDIO 8/25 – WKH – Ask the Editor: Should WWE do a big angle with Reigns and Cena before Cena’s next hiatus? Are fans being disrespectful anytime there’s a beach ball or wave? More (24 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Ask the Editor format including these topics all related to Summerslam: Should WWE do a big angle with Reigns and […]
10 YRS AGO – WWE Smackdown Hits & Misses: Bikini Contest, Kane-Vince McMahon segment, MVP vs. Matt Hardy, Batista
SMACKDOWN HITS Chavo Guerrero: Chavo continued to do a good job of hyping his match against Rey Mysterio at SummerSlam without the presence of Mysterio himself. The use of Rey’s mask has been well done […]
VIP AUDIO 8/24 – VIP Aftershow w/Mike & Andrew: Breaking NXT news with Asuka relinquishing the NXT Women’s Title, more notes on Raw and Smackdown (70 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch.com’s Mike McMahon and Andrew Soucek talk tonight’s breaking news of Asuka relinquishing the NXT Women’s Title and teasing a promotion to the main roster. They also talk Braun-Brock, Reigns-Cena, and Bobby Roode’s debut […]
VIP AUDIO 8/24 – Thursday Livecast – Post-GFW Impact w/Mike & Andrew (AD-FREE): Analysis of Eli Drake winning GFW Global Championship in 20-man gauntlet match, GFW production elements, more (91 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch.com’s Mike McMahon and Andrew Soucek talk about Thursday’s Impact Wrestling with callers. They break down Eli Drake winning the GFW Global Championship in a 20-man gauntlet match. They also look at some GFW […]
FREE PODCAST 8/24 – Thursday Livecast – Post-GFW Impact w/Mike & Andrew: Analysis of Eli Drake winning GFW Global Championship in 20-man gauntlet match, GFW production elements, more (100 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch.com’s Mike McMahon and Andrew Soucek talk about Thursday’s Impact Wrestling with callers. They break down Eli Drake winning the GFW Global Championship in a 20-man gauntlet match. They also look at some GFW […]
FREE PODCAST 8/25 – Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast – Lilian Garcia Interview pt. 2, Hot Five Topics of Week (76 min)
TODAY’S SHOW SUMMARY… PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the “Hot Five Topics of the Week” in the first segment. Then it’s “Interview Friday” featuring part two of Keller’s interview with 15 year veteran WWE ring […]
VIP AUDIO 8/25 – Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast – Lilian Garcia Interview pt. 2, Hot Five Topics of Week (71 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the “Hot Five Topics of the Week” in the first segment. Then it’s “Interview Friday” featuring part two of Keller’s interview with 15 year veteran WWE ring announcer Lilian […]
8/24 NXT TV TAPING RESULTS (Spoilers): Asuka status updated, Adam Cole’s first tapings, Street Profits, Drew celebrates
NXT TV TAPINGS AUGUST 24, 2017 ORLANDO, FLA. AT FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY REPORT BY TOM STOUP, PWTORCH CORRESPONDENT PRE-SHOW NOTES… Outside -Izzy helps fans pass out red solo cups to everyone in line to support […]
VIP AUDIO 8/24 – WKH – Ask the Editor: Are Itami, Gargano, Black “doomed” to end up on 205 Live, are Hulk’s chances worse than ever to return, Booker T or Otunga, Mae Young signees (24 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Ask the Editor format including these topics all related to Summerslam: Are Itami, Gargano, Black “doomed” to end up on […]
VIP AUDIO 8/24 – RETRO RADIO – PWSpotlight #195 (02/27/1993): Larry of L+S Comics (57 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: This features the February 27, 1993 episode of Pro Wrestling This Week, John Arezzi’s new radio show as part of the Pro Wrestling Spotlight radio family. NOT VIP? NO PROBLEM… CLICK HERE FOR VIP SIGN UP INFO (app […]
MCMAHON’S GFW IMPACT REPORT 8/24: 20-man gauntlet match for the GFW Global Championship
MCMAHON’S GFW IMPACT REPORT August 24, 2017 Taped from Orlando, Fla. (Universal Studios) Aired on Pop TV Announcers: Josh Mathews & Jeremy Borash Immediately following tonight’s Impact Wrestling, tune in to the PWTorch Livecast. Mike […]
FIVE COUNT: Five Lessons to Learn from WWE’s TV ratings – Post-Brand-Split, Versus, NFL, Cena and Brock influence, more
WWE’s TV ratings are a hot point of discussion these days with the re-introduction of the brand split and the current TV deal expiring in 2019. Over the last few years, viewership numbers have been […]
Regal and Triple H dynamic when deciding to hire controversial Rush and Dijak, whose reputations precede them
Lio Rush and Donvan Dijak, who have signed with WWE and reported to the Performance Center this past Monday, both have their share of detractors inside and outside WWE in terms of if they will […]
VIP AUDIO 8/23 – East Coast Cast VIP Aftershow: Travis Bryant & co-host Richard Fann discuss the awesomeness of Secret Empire #9, Colin Kaepernick, more (111 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: This week, Travis and Rich talk the awesomeness of Secret Empire #9, Colin Kaepernick, Travis’s NCAA football 2014 coach of the century, and of course the week in wrestling with NXT and the […]
VIP AUDIO 8/23 – East Coast Cast #360: Travis Bryant & co-host Cameron Hawkins discuss the positives and negatives of Summerslam weekend, favorite matches, WrestleMania changes, more (165 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: This week everyone reacts to the 13+ hours of wrestling we’ve gotten in the last five days. What stood out? What were the positives of Summerslam weekend and what were the negatives? Is four […]
WWE ALL-STARS & UNDERPERFORMERS: The Miz, Bobby Roode, Dolph Ziggler, John Cena
RAW ALL-STAR: THE MIZ On Monday we saw the closest resemblance to a pipe bomb since CM Punk’s promo back in 2011. After wrestling in front of no more than 200 people in Barclays Center […]
ROH HITS & MISSES 8/19: Six-Man Tag Title Match, Taven, Jay Briscoe, The Kingdom, Coast to Coast, Best Friends, Lethal and Young
HITS Cabana, Tempura Boyz, Castle, and The Boys Open: Very good quick opening promo and recap of last week where Castle and The Boys told Cabana that they’d put the 6-man titles on the line. […]
8/23 Lucha Underground TV Report: Johnny Mundo vs. Rey Mysterio for LU Title, Prince Puma vs. Pentagon Dark, The Cueto Cup
LUCHA UNDERGROUND – “The Cueto Cup” (Season 3 Episode #32) AUGUST 23, 2017 LOS ANGELES, CALIF. AIRED ON EL REY NETWORK REPORT BY JOEL DEHNEL, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR -The show opened with recaps of the Cueto […]
MLW announces MLW: One Shot headlined by Ricochet vs. Shane Strickland (w/Radican’s Analysis)
MLW is coming back with one show on Oct. 5 in Orlando, Fla. The main event has been announced and it will feature Shane Strickland taking on Ricochet. Court Bauer, who is promoting the event, […]
NXT TV REPORT 8/23: Asuka talks about win over Moon, Royce vs. Logan, Bate & Seven vs. Dunn & Wolfgang
NXT TV REPORT AUGUST 23, 2017 TAPED 8/20 AT BARCLAY’S CENTER BEFORE NXT TAKEOVER AIRED ON WWE NETWORK REPORT BY JUSTIN JAMES, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR [Q1] Tonight’s NXT were taped before Takeover: Brooklyn. The opening of […]
8/22 WWE 205 LIVE REPORT: Detailed results and analysis of the show
WWE 205 LIVE AUGUST 22, 2017 BROOKLYN, N.Y. AT BARCLAYS CENTER REPORT BY ALLAN WEIR, PWTORCH SPECIALIST – The show begins with footage from Monday Night Raw, one week ago, when Tozawa won the WWE […]