MLW star finished with the company
Tom Lawlor reportedly is finished with MLW. Fightful Select is reporting that the former MLW World Champion and Opera Cup winner’s contract will expire before the next round of tapings and that he would be […]
October 2021
FREE PODCAST 10/18 – PWTorch Dailycast – MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans: Vallejos and Monsey discuss discourse surrounding Aspen Ladd’s corner, upcoming Fight Night headlined by Paulo Costa & Marvin Vettori, Bellator 268, more (81 min)
SHOW SUMMARY: On this week’s edition of MMA Talk for Pro Wrestling Fans, Robert Vallejos and Rick Monsey review the most recent Fight Night offering from the UFC, including a conversation on the discourse surrounding […]
10/18 WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW REPORT: Stoup’s alt. perspective on Crown Jewel go-home, Belair/Flair, King & Queen semis, Big E & McIntyre, more
STOUP’S ALTERNATE PERSPECTIVE WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW REPORT OCTOBER 18, 2021 SACRAMENTO, CALIF. AT GOLDEN 1 CENTER AIRED ON USA NETWORK Commentators: Corey Graves, Byron Saxton, Jimmy Smith Tonight after the show, join Wade Keller […]
10/18 WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW RESULTS: Keller’s report on Charlotte vs. Belair, Queen and King tourney semi-finals, Street Profits vs. RKBro
KELLER’S WWE RAW REPORT OCTOBER 18, 2021 SACRAMENTO, CALIF. AIRED ON USA NETWORK Commentators: Jimmy Smith, Byron Saxton, Corey Graves [HOUR ONE] -They opened with a view of the fans in the stands and the […]
AEW Rampage beats WWE Smackdown on FS1 in one demo, ties Smackdown in other key demos, viewership up from last week
AEW Rampage beat WWE Smackdown on FS1 in one demo, tied Smackdown in other key demos, but came up short of beating Smackdown in total viewership. Rampage did draw more overall viewers than the previous […]
10/18 NEW JAPAN G1 CLIMAX RESULTS – DAY 17: Sage’s report on Kota Ibushi vs. Kenta, Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tanga Loa, Shingo Takagi vs. Yujiro Takahashi, More.
NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING G1 CLIMAX 31 – DAY 17 – BLOCK A FINALS OCTOBER 18, 2021 KANAGAWA, JAPAN AT YOKOHAMA BUDOKAN AIRED LIVE ON NJPWWORLD.COM (1) SATOSHI KOJIMA vs. GREAT-O-KHAN O-Khan was able to get […]
WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER 10/18: Charlotte vs. Bianca for Raw Women’s Championship, Doudrop vs. Shayna in Queen’s Crown Semi-Finals, Street Profits vs. RKBro in Non-Title Match, Woods vs. Jinder in King of the Ring Semi-Finals
WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW PRIMER OCTOBER 18, 2021 SACRAMENTO, CA. AT THE GOLDEN 1 CENTER AIRS ON USA NETWORK, 8:00 p.m. EDT BY FRANK PETEANI (@FrankPeteani), PWTORCH.COM CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Jimmy Smith, Byron Saxton, Corey Graves […]
VIP AUDIO 10/17 – WKH – Ask the Editor: Why is AEW ignoring rankings in Eliminator Tournament? Why did Drew get demoted after Thunderdome era? Does Jim Ross get a free pass compared to Jimmy Smith these days? (35 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller answers questions from VIP members on these topics: Why is AEW ignoring rankings in Eliminator Tournament? Why did Drew get demoted […]
Minoru Suzuki Bloodsport opponent announced
Chris Dickinson will be Minoru Suzuki’s opponent for Bloodsport 7. Dickinson requested the match and Josh Barnett gave it the green light. https://twitter.com/JoshLBarnett/status/1449889036655419393 Other matches on Bloodsport 7 include Davey Richards vs. Yuya Uemura, Josh […]
Major championship match set for Monday Night Raw
Ahead of her clash with Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks at Crown Jewel for the Smackdown Women’s Championship, Bianca Belair will get a shot at the Raw Women’s Championship. This week on Monday Night Raw, […]
FREE PODCAST 10/17 – PWTorch Dailycast – Wrestling Night in America: Darrin Lilly joins Greg to preview WWE Crown Jewel and Impact Bound For Glory with phone calls and emails on those subjects and more (99 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this episode of Wrestling Night in America, PWTorch columnist Greg Parks is joined by PWTorch.com contributor Darrin Lilly to preview, match by match, WWE Crown Jewel and Impact Bound for Glory. They […]
Lio Rush talks AEW World Championship aspirations, representation in AEW
Lio Rush has his eyes set on becoming the AEW World Champion. In an interview with Forbes, Rush talked in great detail about his upcoming AEW run. He said that his goal was to become […]
AEW RAMPAGE HITS & MISSES 10/15: Punk growing more comfortable, Ruby Soho a star, more
C.M. Punk vs Matt Sydal: HIT Was the opening match promo just a one-week experiment? Anyway, this was a really fun match with a hot crowd. C.M. Punk has looked better in this last two […]
VIP AUDIO 10/17 – The New Japan Pride Podcast w/Javier Machado: G1 Climax 31 Night 16 (25 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: On this episode of the New Japan Pride Podcast, Javier covers night sixteen of the G1 Climax 31 tournament as B-block is down to only two possible winners after Cobb defeats EVIL, and […]
VIP AUDIO 10/17 – VIP Podcast Vault – WWE Survivor Series 2003 Roundtable (11-13-2003): Keller, Mitchell, Guttman review entire event including Goldberg vs. Triple H, Vince McMahon vs. Undertaker, Team Bischoff vs. Team Austin (50 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: This installment of the PWTorch VIP Vault jumps back the WWE Survivor Series 2003 Roundtable from Nov. 16, 2003. PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch columnists Bruce Mitchell and James Guttman […]
VIP AUDIO 10/16 – WKH – AEW Dynamite review including Hangman Page’s promo, Punk on commentary, Danielson vs. Fish, Black vs. Dante, Cody-Arn video, Inner Circle-American Top Team promo, more (26 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: In this edition of the Wade Keller Hotline, PWTorch editor Wade Keller reviews AEW Dynamite start to finish including Hangman Page’s promo, C.M. Punk on commentary, Bryan Danielson vs. Bobby Fish, Malakai Black […]
FREE PODCAST 10/16 – Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-Show – AEW Dynamite w/Keller & Fann & Krol: Two on-site reports, analysis of Full Gear developments including Hangman’s stellar promo, Punk, Mox, Bryan (148 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by current PWTorch columnist Rich Fann and former PWTorch Newsletter columnist Eric Krol to discuss AEW Dynamite, which included several Full Gear PPV developments, a standout babyface […]
Former champion in WWE set to make New Japan Pro Wrestling debut
Buddy Matthews, formally known as Buddy Murphy in WWE, will make his debut for New Japan Pro Wrestling on November 13. New Japan released a promo vignette that revealed the news. 'They say as one […]
Ric Flair to appear at Donald Trump event
Ric Flair is set to appear as an honorary host for an upcoming Donald Trump fundraising event. The event will take place on December 1 at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida and will serve as […]
AEW announces World Title Eliminator Tournament bracket, action starts next week on Rampage
This week on the special Saturday night episode of AEW Dynamite, the brackets for the AEW World Title Eliminator Tournament were revealed. The tournament will begin on next week’s episode of AEW Rampage. The #AEW […]
10/15 AEW RAMPAGE ON-SITE LIVE REPORT: Danielson vs. Suzuki, Punk vs. Sydal, live reaction to Tony Khan, more
WWE LIVE EVENT REPORT OCTOBER 15, 2021 MIAMI, FLORIDA REPORT BY JAVIER MACHADO, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR (1) GUSTAVO vs. DUSTIN RHODES First Gustavo, who I assume is a local talent, got a pretty big pop. It […]
10/13 WWE MAIN EVENT TV REPORT: John Morrison vs. Angel Garza, Gulak vs. T-Bar, more
WWE MAIN EVENT TV REPORT OCTOBER 13, 2021 HULU STREAMING TV REPORT BY MIKE F. MEYERS, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Announcers: Byron Saxton, Kevin Patrick REASONS TO WATCH… Two decent matches See Morrison “fly blind” due to […]
WWE SMACKDOWN HITS & MISSES 10/15: A signature ending for Reigns and Lesnar, Banks vs. Lynch makes a statement, more
Hits Return to Form After last week’s pointless, damaging edition of Smackdown, WWE returned to form with a newsworthy show that featured good-to-very-good action and top quality promos. This show was also exponentially better than […]
FREE PODCAST 10/16 – PWTorch Dailycast – The Deep…Dive: Kristoffer Ealy of Nubian Wrestling Advocates talks AEW/WWE week that was, Smackdown hits and misses, why Mark Henry deserved slack as announcer, more (61 min.)
SHOW SUMMARY: This week’s Deep Dive features Kristoffer Ealy (@kmEZdoesit), 1/2 of the Post’s Nubian Wrestling Advocates podcast. Kris talks about the week of billionaires at odds, his thoughts on what worked and what didn’t […]