January 2019 – Page 3

FREE PODCAST 1/28 – PWTorch Dailycast – MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans: Vallejos and Monsey review WWE’s Royal Rumble including Lesnar and Rousey, review Bellator 214 including the MMA debut of Jake Hager, preview UFC Fight Night: Assunção vs. Moraes 2, more (88 min)

January 28, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, MMATorch.com’s Robert Vallejos and Rick Monsey review WWE’s Royal Rumble PPV event, including discussion of Brock Lesnar and Ronda Rousey. They review Bellator […]

HEYDORN’S WWE RAW REPORT 1/28: Alt Perspective coverage of the live show including Royal Rumble fallout, Rollins celebrates, next steps for Brock Lesnar, and more

January 28, 2019

HEYDORN’S WWE RAW REPORT JANUARY 28, 2019 PHOENIX, AZ AIRED ON USA NETWORK Announcers: Michael Cole, Corey Graves, Renee Young [HOUR ONE] -The show began with a close-up shot of the “WrestleMania sign” as Michael […]

1/28 WWE Raw Results: Keller’s report on post-Royal Rumble episode including Seth Rollins Rumble victory

January 28, 2019

KELLER’S WWE RAW REPORT JANUARY 28, 2019 PHOENIX, ARIZ. AIRED ON USA NETWORK Announcers: Michael Cole, Corey Graves, Renee Young [HOUR ONE] -Cole introduced the show as they zeroed in on the WrestleMania sign in […]

1/27 WWE Royal Rumble On-Site Report from Phoenix: Most against-the-grain crowd reaction, most popular, seating issues, Royal Rumble Burger review, fan exhaustion

January 28, 2019

WWE ROYAL RUMBLE ON-SITE REPORT JANUARY 27, 2019 PHOENIX, ARIZ. AT CHASE FIELD AIRED LIVE ON WWE NETWORK – Other than a smattering of empty seats at the top of the upper sections, available seating […]

WWE RAW PRIMER 1/28: (Royal Rumble Fallout) Rollins celebrates, Ronda’s road, Lesnar is still champ, Placing the new talent

January 28, 2019

WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER JANUARY 28, 2019 PHOENIX, ARIZ. AT THE TALKING STICK RESORT ARENA AIRS ON USA NETWORK, 8:00 P.M. ET BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH SPECIALIST Announcers: Michael Cole, Corey Graves, and […]

VIP AUDIO 1/27 – WKH – WWE Royal Rumble Edition: Match results and star ratings, then Ask the Editor mailbag with rants and questions from VIP members including Shane holding his shirt during Cesaro Swing, Becky, Balor, Length (47 min)

January 28, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a start to finish rundown of the WWE Royal Rumble Edition with match results and star ratings, then Ask the Editor […]

FREE PODCAST 1/27 – PWTorch Dailycast – Wrestling Night in America: WWE Royal Rumble post-show including debate about Becky Lynch tapping to Asuka, Erick Rowan’s alliance with Daniel Bryan, Nia Jax in men’s Rumble match, more! (96 min)

January 28, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of Wrestling Night in America, PWTorch columnist Greg Parks, with callers and emails, dissects the Royal Rumble event from all angles. Caller subjects include a live perspective from an on-site correspondent, […]

1/27 TOTAL BELLAS REVIEW (Ep. 3): Bryan drinks out of a plastic straw, Rich People Problems, Cena-free Nikki partying it up, Cigars

January 28, 2019

TOTAL BELLAS (SEASON 4, EPISODE 3) JANUARY 27, 2019 AIRED ON E! Tonight’s episode will be all about rich people problems. Brie Bella, Daniel Bryan, and Nikki Bella meet at a restaurant. (There is a […]

VIP AUDIO 1/27 – WWE Royal Rumble PPV Roundtable – Keller & Mitchell & Martin: Full analysis of long event including both Royal Rumbles, Asuka vs. Lynch, Lesnar vs. Balor, Bryan vs. Styles, Rousey vs. Banks, Shane & Miz (56 min)

January 28, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: In this VIP Post-PPV Audio Roundtable, Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch VIP Analyst Todd Martin and PWTorch senior columnist Bruce Mitchell to analyze the WWE Royal Rumble with full analysis of the entire […]

WWE ROYAL RUMBLE PPV RESULTS 1/27: Keller’s full detailed report including Lesnar vs. Balor, Rousey vs. Banks, Asuka vs. Becky, Bryan vs. Styles, Rumble matches

January 27, 2019

KELLER’S WWE ROYAL RUMBLE PPV REPORT JANUARY 27, 2019 PHOENIX, ARIZ. AT CHASE FIELD AIRED LIVE ON WWE NETWORK KICK-OFF SHOW [HOUR ONE] Panel: Jonathan Coachman, Booker T, Jerry Lawler, Beth Phoenix… Roving Reporter JBL… […]

VIP AUDIO 1/27 – Bruce Mitchell Audio Show w/Keller: Ronda Rousey’s potential hiatus from WWE after WrestleMania, NXT Takeover review start to finish (57 min)

January 27, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Bruce Mitchell Audio Show, hosted by PWTorch editor Wade Keller, they discuss Ronda Rousey’s potential hiatus from WWE after WrestleMania, Lars Sullivan situation, and a review of NXT Takeover start […]

WWE ROYAL RUMBLE PREDICTIONS – Tom Gets it Wrong: Know with great uncertainty result of every match from Bryan vs. Styles to Rousey vs. Banks to Lesnar vs. Balor to Asuka vs. Lynch

January 27, 2019

So it’s possible, even likely, that I’m going to get all of these wrong. Follow @Colohue for updates. I’m having to guess at the pre-show matches here but I’m quite confident. 1. Rusev vs Shinsuke […]

1/22 WWE 205 Live Report: Final Royal Rumble hype, triple threat main event, Carrillo vs. Metalik, and more

January 27, 2019

WWE 205 LIVE JANUARY 22, 2019 ON WWE NETWORK WICHITA, KS REPORT BY ZACK HEYDORN, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Vic Joseph, Aiden English, and Nigel McGuiness -The show started with the standard 205 Live opening video […]

VIP AUDIO 1/26 – WKH – NXT Takeover Review: Full show rundown and analysis including star ratings, detail work evident throughout, what could have been edited from the matches, announcing, and post-match off-TV scene (30 min)

January 27, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller presents a start to finish rundown of NXT Takeover including star ratings, detail work evident throughout, what could have been edited from […]

VIP AUDIO 1/26 – NXT Takeover Phoenix Roundtable w/Wells, James, and Stoup: Gargano and Ricochet going for match of the year, War Raiders making their names in NXT with great match, how to proceed with Bianca Belair, more (66 min)

January 26, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: On the NXT Takeover Phoenix VIP Roundtable Podcast, Kelly Wells, Justin James, and Tom Stoup talk Gargano and Ricochet going for match of the year, War Raiders making their names in NXT with a […]

1/26 ROH ROAD TO G1 SUPERCARD report: Klein vs. Sakai for the women’s title, Scurll vs. Haskins, Bandido vs. Romero, semifinals and finals of Tag Wars 2019

January 26, 2019

ROH ROAD TO G1 SUPERCARD JANUARY 26, 2019 SAN ANTONIO, TX AT AUSTIN HIGHWAY EVENT CENTER AIRED ON ROH HONOR CLUB REPORT BY HARLEY R. PAGEOT, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Commentary: Ian Riccaboni, Colt Cabana We opened […]

1/26 NXT Takeover Phoenix On-Site Report: Happenings off the live stream including crowd size, fan reactions, Velveteen coming out after main event, more

January 26, 2019

NXT TAKEOVER PHOENIX ON-SITE REPORT JANUARY 26, 2019 PHOENIX, ARIZ. AT THE TALKING STICK RESORT ARENA REPORT BY JOSH PARRY, PWTORCH CORRESPONDENT -The upper bowl was tarped off three quarters of the way around. The […]

FREE PODCAST 1/26 – Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show Raw Flashback w/Keller & Powell: (1-21-14) 5 Yrs Ago live call-in show reviewing disappointing final Raw before the Royal Rumble, critiquing Batista’s attempts to dress like a cool high school kid, WM30 speculation (118 min)

January 26, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by cohost Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net to discuss the previous night’s Monday Night Raw which including the disappointing final hype for the Royal Rumble on Raw, critiquing Batista’s […]

NXT TAKEOVER PHOENIX REPORT 1/26: Full results and match analysis for Ciampa vs. Black, Baszler vs. Belair, Ricochet vs. Gargano, War Raiders vs. Undisputed Era

January 26, 2019

NXT TAKEOVER PHOENIX REPORT JANUARY 26, 2019 PHOENIX, ARIZ. AT THE TALKING STICK RESORT ARENA AIRED LIVE ON WWE NETWORK Just as the Spanish announce team wraps up their introductions, War Raiders start a fancy […]

1/26 NXT Takeover Phoenix Pre-Show Report: NXT Year-End Award Winner announcements, panel discussion with Charlie Caruso, Sam Roberts, Pat McAfee

January 26, 2019

NXT TAKEOVER PHOENIX – PRESHOW JANUARY 26, 2019 PHOENIX, ARIZ. REPORT BY RYAN HARRISON, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR TV NOTES Charlie Caruso, Sam Roberts and Pat McAfee were the commentators. They spoke sold the WWE Network subscription […]

FREE PODCAST 1/26 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive: Chatting with Justin McClelland about NXT Takeover, Vince McMahon SuperBowl Trivia, Favorite Rumble Moments, more (67 min)

January 26, 2019

SHOW SUMMARY: This week, Rich is joined by Justin McClelland to discuss NXT Takeover, who he likes going into the show, Vince McMahon trivia regarding Superbowl, Justin’s soft spot for Kassius Ohno and why a flash […]

1/25 ROH ROAD TO G1 SUPERCARD report: The Briscoes, Silas Young, & Shane Taylor vs. Lifeblood, Jay Lethal makes history, Tag Wars continues

January 26, 2019

ROH ROAD TO G1 SUPERCARD JANUARY 25, 2019 HOUSTON, TX AT NRG ARENA AIRED ON ROH HONOR CLUB REPORT BY HARLEY R. PAGEOT, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Commentary: Ian Riccaboni We opened in the arena with Dalton […]

VIP 1999 BACK ISSUE – Pro Wrestling Torch #531 (January 30, 1999): Detailed coverage of WWF’s Royal Rumble ’99 PPV, PWTorch’s annual “Most Influential List,” news of Chris Jericho and Big Show planning to jump from WCW to WWF, more

January 26, 2019

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 […]

Interview Highlights: Jeff Cobb talks about emotions headed into MSG debut, his prior role on Lucha Underground, Hangman Page match, ROH roster turnover

January 26, 2019

The following are highlights off Jeff Cobb on Interactive Wrestling Radio this week hosted by James Walsh discussing the chapter of his career in ROH including his emotions headed into his first match at MSG […]