2018 – Page 23

VIP NEWSLETTER – PRO WRESTLING TORCH #1589 (November 8, 2018) – Keller’s Crown Jewel report, Parks on WWE reshuffling without Reigns, Keller editorial on WWE-Saudi dilemma post-Crown Jewel, Keller’s Raw & SD reports, Newswire

November 9, 2018

PWTorch Newsletter #1589 Cover-dated November 8, 2018 LINK: 1589 PWTorch Newsletter PDF –LIST OF ALL LATEST NEWSLETTERS –CLICK FOR ALL 2017 NEWSLETTERS –CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTORY OF ALL PAST NEWSLETTERS BY YEAR SUMMARY: This week’s PWTorch Newsletter includes Wade Keller’s Crown […]

FREE PODCAST 11/9 – WKPWP Friday Mailbag w/Keller & Powell: Omega take Reigns’s slot? If not Triple H who should Batista wrestle? Next Black WWE Champion? Plus Hogan, Triple H, Kairi, More or Fewer WWE belts? (81 min)

November 9, 2018

TODAY’S SHOW SUMMARY… PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a Friday Mailbag edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with ProWrestling.net’s Jason Powell answering Mailbag questions including these topics: If not Triple H who should Batista […]

VIP AUDIO 11/8 – WKH – Ask the Editor: Was Crown Jewel worst WWE special event ever? What’s the best defense for Survivor Series “brand supremacy” set-up? What are the possible reasons Shane was booed for winning World Cup? (16 min)

November 9, 2018

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller answers Mailbag questions on the topics: Was Crown Jewel worst WWE special event ever? What’s the best defense for Survivor Series “brand […]

VIP AUDIO 11/8 – NJPW Lioncast w/Ursin DeRoche: Ursin and co-host CJ Goodspeed discuss the historic 25th anniversary episode of the Lioncast and give full in-depth match by match analysis of NJPW Power Struggle 2018 from Osaka! (141 min)

November 8, 2018

NOTE: Some of the language on this show may be NSFW. SHOW SUMMARY: This week, Ursin reflects on 25 episodes of the Lioncast at PWTorch before covering the NJPW Power Struggle 2018 event, thoughts on the […]

11/8 IMPACT WRESTLING RESULTS: McMahon’s live report on Impact vs. Kross for the Impact Title from “Final Hour”

November 8, 2018

MCMAHON’S IMPACT WRESTLING REPORT “FINAL HOUR” Nov. 8, 2018 Taped from The Melrose Ballroom (New York, N.Y.) Aired on Pop TV By Mike McMahon, PW Torch Contributor (@TorchMcMahon) Announcers: Josh Mathews & Don Callis Immediately […]

RADICAN’S 7/13 PWG Threemendous V report – Janela-Cobb, Riddle-Scurll, Walter-King

November 8, 2018

RADICAN’S PWG THREEMENDOUS V REPORT JULY 13, 2018 LOS ANGELES, CALIF. AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT HIGHSPOTS Commentator: Excalibur (1) DALTON CASTLE (w/The Boys) vs. DAVID STARR Excalibur mentioned that Castle recently lost his ROH World Championship. […]

VIP AUDIO 11/8 – Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise: Reviews & Previews! Sugiura, WALTER, CIMA, Sabre Jr., Takeda, Suzuki, more! (53 min)

November 8, 2018

SHOW SUMMARY: In our latest episode of Alan4L’s ProWres Paradise, PWTorch columnist Alan4L is back on the horse and it’s FSM 50 season, which means trying to cram as much 2018 wrestling into the next few […]

Thursday Update: More on Raw being shortened, Punk’s next MMA gig, Smackdown ratings up against election coverage, Beefcake, Mark Henry on Facebook Watch show, big Chicago indy weekend, Evolve-NXT, Styles DVD, Evolution

November 8, 2018

If you attend a live event or have news tips for us, please send to pwtorch@pwtorch.com. Thanks! -WWE Raw just got shorter, but not an hour shorter – just a few minutes. The overrun is […]

Raw length to be trimmed, Raw ratings on brink of dropping below key level for year, big drop-off on third hour this week

November 8, 2018

This week’s episode of Raw drew a 1.70 rating among live and same-night-DVR viewers on USA Network, down from the 1.95 rating the same week last week and two years ago. Perhaps most noteworthy. The […]

11/8 WWE in Frankfurt, Germany: Seth vs. Dean in a no-DQ match, Nikki vs. Natalya, AOP defend Raw Tag Team Titles, Elias vs. Jinder, Hawkins loses and loses

November 8, 2018

WWE LIVE EVENT REPORT NOVEMBER 8, 2018 FRANKFURT, GERMANY REPORT BY MAX, PWTORCH CORRESPONDENT If you attend a live event, please send results in the format of the following report to pwtorch@pwtorch.com. Thanks! Hi, my […]

Lineup for ROH Global Wars: Lowell streaming event tonight, Four-Way Tag Team main event,

November 8, 2018

ROH and NJPW return to action tonight for Global Wars: Lowell, which will stream live for Honor Club members and air on iPPV on Fite.tv. The show is headlined by a Four-Way Tag Team match […]

11/7 ROH Global Wars On-Site Report: Live observations, an actual literal lights out match, production value observations, attendance, meet and greet notes

November 8, 2018

ROH GLOBAL WARS ON-SITE REPORT NOVEMBER 7, 2018 LEWISTON, MAINE AT ANDROSCOGGIN BANK COLISÉE AIRED ON ROH HONOR CLUB REPORT BY BRANDON LECLAIR, PWTORCH CORRESPONDENT I wanted to send over some notes from the first […]

DIGITAL DABBLINGS #29 – Personal Favorites and Trading

November 8, 2018

Some time ago I put out the call for story ideas, not something I do often since the calling-card of a good journalist is one who can create their own stories. Sometimes though you need […]

11/7 WWE 205 Live Report: Murphy vs. Andrews, Lio Rush confronts Cedric Alexander, and more

November 8, 2018

WWE 205 LIVE NOVEMBER 7, 2018 ON WWE NETWORK MANCHESTER, ENGLAND REPORT BY ZACK HEYDORN, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Vic Joseph, Nigel McGuinness, and Percy Watson -The show began with the standard opening video package in […]

11/6 WWE in Leeds, U.K.: Braun Strowman pinned in the main event, Seth vs. Dean one-on-one, Authors of Pain defend tag titles, Hawkins loses twice in under four seconds each

November 8, 2018

WWE LIVE EVENT REPORT NOVEMBER 6, 2018 LEEDS, U.K. REPORT BY WEZ GORE, PWTORCH CORRESPONDENT If you attend a live event, please send results in the format of the following report to pwtorch@pwtorch.com. Thanks! Elias […]

11/7 Lucha Underground TV Report (season 4, ep. 22): Johnny Mundo vs. Matanza Cueto, Martinez vs. Pentagon Dark, Jake Strong (Jack Swagger) vs. Pentagon Dark, Azteca Jr. vs. Fenix

November 8, 2018

Lucha Underground Report Season 4 Episode #22 – “Ultima Lucha Cuatro, Pt. 2” November 7, 2018 Aired on El Rey Network Taped in Los Angeles, Calif. Report by Joel Dehnel, PWTorch contributor -Show opened with […]

VIP AUDIO 11/7 – East Coast Cast VIP Aftershow (NSFW): Bryant & Fann talk Midterm results, Infinity Wars, and the topics of the week (122 min)

November 8, 2018

SHOW SUMMARY: This week, Travis’ new hopeful sponsor for the East Coast Cast leads into our Midterm results to kick off the show, as well as Infinity Wars check-in and the topics of the week. As […]

VIP AUDIO 11/7 – East Coast Cast #423 (NSFW): Bryant & Hawkins discuss election results, which current wrestler could make it in Hollywood, Lesnar being champion on Raw again, more (205 min)

November 8, 2018

SHOW SUMMARY: This week wrestling took a bit of a backseat to real life with unavoidable midterm election results conversation, but the guys managed to gets their thoughts out on what current wrestler could make it […]

11/7 NXT TV REPORT: Velveteen Dream vs. Lars Anderson, Heavy Machinery vs. The Forgotten Sons, Dakota Kai vs. Tayanara Conti

November 8, 2018

NXT TV REPORT NOVEMBER 7, 2018 TAPED IN ORLANDO, FLA. AT FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY REPORT BY JUSTIN JAMES, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR [Q1] Heavy Machinery are starting the show. They are face the Forgotten Sons. (1) HEAVY […]

11/7 TOTAL DIVAS REVIEW: Girls in Bikinis on the Lake episode includes bickering over who has better room, Paige empowering internet jerks, Nikki insists on mandatory journaling time

November 8, 2018

TOTAL DIVAS – EPISODE 8 NOVEMBER 7, 2018 AIRED ON E! BY SARAH K., PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Oh, it’s a “the girls go on a trip” episode, where inevitably people fight and drinks are thrown. Oh, […]

VIP AUDIO 11/7 – WKH – The News: WrestleKingdom line-up, rare Sinclair exec comment on ROH, Smackdown rating against election coverage, Raw rating, WWE Europe results, ROH Global Wars results, Naito-WWE, more (18 min)

November 8, 2018

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller takes a look at the latest news including top WrestleKingdom matches announced, Sinclair exec comment on ROH, Smackdown rating against election coverage, […]

VIP AUDIO 11/8 – Keller & Powell VIP Aftershow: The U.S. landscape in 2019 – Who is poised to grow and who is doomed to fade including NJPW, ROH, Impact, NWA (26 min)

November 8, 2018

SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net for the VIP Aftershow, taped right after the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast “Thursday Flagship.” Only PWTorch VIP members and ProWrestling.net members have […]

FREE PODCAST 11/8 – WKPWP Thursday Flagship: Keller & Powell discuss Survivor Series hype, should Styles beat Lesnar, reshuffled Raw roster, Cody & Bucks future (103 min)

November 8, 2018

TODAY’S SHOW SUMMARY… PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents the Thursday Flagship edition of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast with guest cohost Jason Powell from the Pro Wrestling Boom Podcast and ProWrestling.net. They talk Survivor Series […]

10/31 TOTAL DIVAS REVIEW: Birdie’s 13 month birthday, Lana learns how to get a ladder into the ring for MITB, Rusev dresses as clown and hands out balloons

November 8, 2018

TOTAL DIVAS – EPISODE 7 OCTOBER 31, 2018 AIRED ON E! BY SARAH K., PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Why is this show on on Halloween?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? You may have heard me scream that earlier this afternoon from deep […]